Slava Ukraini? A relação entre torcedores organizados, extrema-direita e grupos paramilitares na Ucrânia

Abstract

The current research has the purpose to demonstrate the relation between the football ultras and the paramilitary groups in Ukraine. For that, an analysis from the Ukrainian politics scenario will be executed, using the three major events from his contemporary history: the Soviet Union independence (1991), the Orange Revolution (2004) and the Dignity Revolution. Both played a fundamental role to the development from a Ukrainian nationalism, however, they’ve allowed a raise from far-right parties on the society. In the aftermath of 2014, although, there’s an outbreak from paramilitary groups in the country justified by the Russian annexation from Crimea and the separatist organizations in the east regions. Thus, using the hypothetical deductive method desires to prove the football ultras connection in that conjuncture, in a first moment by their relations with the far right parties and after the Euromaidan how they start make part from that Ukrainian paramilitary groups.